The Men Tell Surprisingly Little (A Recap of The Bachelorette: The Men Tell All)

 

Personally, I hate these the men/women tell all specials.  They’re basically just an excuse by the producers to get people to watch two hours of filler material, and topics that have been beaten to death already during the show.  That being said, I’m obviously not going to spend a ton of time talking about this “special” because it didn’t provide many new things to talk about.  Instead I’m just going to pass on some observations, and then I’m going to start resting up for next week’s fantasy suite episode.

The show goes for the filler material right in the beginning with footage of Des and Chris Harrison visiting viewing parties for the show.  I had a couple of thoughts while I was watching this segment:

1.  Who dresses up this much to watch The Bachelorette?  I usually watch in sweatpants covered in chip crumbs, and I really feel that’s a better representation of “Bachelor Nation.”

2.  Where did they find all the dudes that are at these parties?  Everyone know’s no self-respecting guy watches this show, I think someone paid them to  be there.

3.  Why did they decide to bring along all the former cast members, (Trista, Ashley, J.P, etc) were people not very excited to see just Des?

Two Become One (The Bachelorette Episode 5 Recap)

 

Things are looking up for the current season of The Bachelorette, at least in the drama department.  (Not in the finding love/getting married department, that’s never going to happen).  This week Des and the guys are in Munich Germany on their continuing quest for love.  The producer’s decided to spice things up this week (in a show that badly needed some spice) by adding a dreaded two on one date to go with the regular one on one date and group date.  We also have our first contender to take himself out of the game this season.  So clearly we have lots of exciting things to talk about, let’s get started with the one on one date which belongs to Chris.

 

For their date Des and Chris will just be exploring the city of Munich on foot (the producers are really getting lazy with these date plans).  The couple is having a great time eating sausages, and trying on traditional german clothing, when Chris decides to give the date the kiss of death by saying he doesn’t think anything could go wrong.  (That’s some classic reality tv foreshadowing right there).  While Chris and Des are enjoying their date, Bryden tells James that he still really isn’t feeling a connection with Des, and that he needs to go home.  Bryden mentioned his concerns to Des last week, and she talked him off the ledge, but he says the feelings came back once they got to Munich.  Bryden decides he can’t wait until Chris and Des return to leave, and so he sets out on a mission around Munich to find Des and give her the bad news.  Bryden finally catches up with the pair just as they are finishing dancing a jig in front of a group of people who look really unhappy to be watching some random tourists dance a jig for a tv show.  Luckily for Chris, Des had already prepared herself for Bryden to potentially go home early, and she doesn’t let it affect her date with him.  After Chris assures Des that he is in this “for the long haul,” they head off to dinner where Chris shares some more of his lovely poetry.  The date closes out with a private concert/dance session, (aka the most awkward part of every episode) and then it’s time for the group date.